| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2025 |
referred to procurement and contracts |
Senate Bill S3612
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 2nd Senate District
2025-S3612 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S3612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3612
SPONSOR: HELMING
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to granting a prefer-
ence to New York State businesses in the state contract award process
PURPOSE:
To require that the state of New York give a limited preference to busi-
nesses who have their headquarters located in, and conduct a majority of
their business operations, in New York State.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. amends section 162 of the state finance law Section 2.
Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S3612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3612
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. HELMING, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and
Contracts
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to granting a prefer-
ence to New York State businesses in the state contract award process
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 162 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. PREFERRED STATUS FOR BIDS. A. PREFERRED STATUS, AS PRESCRIBED IN
THIS SECTION, SHALL BE ACCORDED TO BIDS WHERE SUCH BID'S COMMODITIES OR
SERVICES ARE PRODUCED BY A COMPANY WHOSE HEADQUARTERS AND PRIMARY BUSI-
NESS PRESENCE ARE LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE AND SUCH BID WAS WITHIN FIVE
PERCENT OF THE WINNING BID. A COMPANY'S PRIMARY BUSINESS PRESENCE IS
LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE WHEN IT REALIZES MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF
ITS COMBINED GROSS REVENUES FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITY GENERATED IN NEW YORK
STATE AND HAS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF ITS FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED IN NEW YORK STATE.
B. WHEN PREFERRED STATUS IS GIVEN TO MULTIPLE BIDS, THE BEST PREFERRED
STATUS BID SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE WINNING BID.
§ 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08234-01-5
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